Highlight.io Free Credits: $500 in credits

Deal Highlights

What is Highlight.io?

Highlight.io is an open-source, full-stack monitoring platform that combines session replay, error tracking, and log management in one tool. Instead of using Hotjar for session replay, Sentry for errors, and Datadog for logs — Highlight.io provides all three in a single, connected platform where you can click from a session replay to the error it triggered to the backend logs that explain why.

For startups that need observability without assembling a monitoring stack from 3 separate vendors, Highlight.io provides unified visibility into what users experience, what errors occur, and what your servers log — all connected by session and request context.

Key Features for Startups

Session replay captures every user interaction — clicks, scrolls, navigation, form inputs, and page changes — as a replayable video. When a user reports "the checkout is broken," you watch their exact session instead of asking "what browser are you using?" and "can you try clearing your cache?"

Error monitoring captures frontend JavaScript errors and backend exceptions with full stack traces, user context, and the session replay that triggered the error. Click an error → see the exact user actions that caused it → watch the session replay to understand the full context.

Log management ingests backend logs from your application servers, API endpoints, and background jobs. Logs are searchable, filterable, and connected to the session and error context. When an error occurs, the related backend logs are one click away.

Connected context is what makes Highlight.io unique. A session replay shows a user encountering an error. Click the error to see the stack trace. Click "view logs" to see what your server logged during that request. Three monitoring tools connected by the same session — no tab-switching, no timestamp matching, no correlation guesswork.

Open source and self-hostable means your monitoring data stays on your infrastructure. No third-party service processing your user sessions, errors, or application logs.

Privacy controls mask sensitive data in session replays — form inputs, personal information, and custom elements can be excluded from recordings.

Who Should Use Highlight.io?

Startups that need session replay + error tracking + logging without subscribing to 3 separate tools. Teams that want to self-host their monitoring for data sovereignty. Full-stack developers who debug issues across frontend and backend and need connected context. Any startup where "I need to check Hotjar, then Sentry, then Datadog" is a frustrating daily workflow.

Highlight.io vs Sentry + Hotjar + Datadog

Using three separate tools costs $100-500+/month combined, requires three integrations, and lacks connected context between session replay, errors, and logs. Highlight.io provides all three with cross-referenced data in one platform.

Highlight.io vs LogRocket

LogRocket also combines session replay with error tracking. Highlight.io adds backend log management and is open-source. LogRocket has more polish and frontend-specific features. Highlight.io for full-stack monitoring with self-hosting.

Highlight.io vs FullStory

FullStory focuses on digital experience intelligence with frustration detection and behavioral analytics. Highlight.io focuses on debugging with connected replay + errors + logs. FullStory for UX optimization. Highlight.io for full-stack debugging.

How to Claim This Deal

1. Self-host with Docker or use Highlight.io Cloud
2. Install the SDK (JavaScript, Python, Go, or Ruby)
3. Session replays, errors, and logs start capturing automatically
4. Debug issues with connected session → error → log context

Pricing Overview

Free plan with 500 sessions and 1,000 errors per month. Startup at $50/month adds 2,000 sessions, 5,000 errors, and 5M log messages. Business at $150/month with higher limits. Self-hosted is free with no usage limits.

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